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With campaigning in full swing ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has exuded confidence in the victory of the Mahayuti alliance with over 175 seats in the 288-member state legislature.
Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP candidate from Baramati assembly constituency said, "Mahyuti will get more than 175 seats and in Baramati I will win with a margin of more than one lakh votes" . Maharashtra will go to polls on November 20 with votes being counted on November 23. Pawar toured Baramati where he met villagers and addressed their issues. The seven-time MLA from Baramati assembly constituency is contesting against his nephew Yugendra Pawar, who is making his electoral debut in the assembly polls. The Mahayuti alliance comprises the Bhartaiya Janata Party (BJP) the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar led NCP. It is up against Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which comprises of Congress, Uddhav Thackeray led Shiv Sena and Sharad Pawar led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Earlier in the day, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis hit back at AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi over his remarks and said that they are descendants of "Razakars", who tortured the people of Marathwada. Speaking to media persons during his election rally in Nagpur today, Fadnavis said, "They are descendants of 'Razakars'. The 'Razakars' tortured the people of Marathwada, looted their lands, tried to rape women, and destroyed families. How can they talk to us?" Notably, Razakar is an Arabic word which means volunteers. It is considered derogatory in Bangladesh as it refers to people who supported the Pakistan Army in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. (ANI)
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